With Sun nearing its solar cycle peak, more powerful solar flares are expected in the near future, impacting communication and navigational systems.
The Sun sent out a very powerful solar flare in the morning hours of Saturday EST time. NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory captured a video of the same.
Solar flares are powerful eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from a region of the Sun with an intense magnetic field. This high-intensity magnetic field temporarily stops the convection process on the solar surface, which cools down the region. When observed from a distance, it appears darker than the solar disc and is known as a sunspot.Solar scientists have been looking at sunspots for centuries in a bid to understand our star.
X-Class is reserved for high-intensity flares, and on Saturday, an X1.1 class event was observed at 10:48 am EST . According to the Space Weather Prediction Center which the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric operate. Administration , the flare originated from the sunspot designated AR 3217.
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